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5457 Aluminum vs. C15000 Copper

5457 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C15000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5457 aluminum and the bottom bar is C15000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 22
13 to 54
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Shear Strength, MPa 85 to 130
150 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 210
200 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 190
45 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 46
93
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150
93

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 23
19 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 250
8.7 to 910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 21
6.2 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 28
8.5 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 72
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.7 to 9.0
7.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.8 to 99.05
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
99.8 to 99.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0